Glove and method of making same



G. P. BOSWORTH.

GLOVE AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT: 6, 1918.

Patented July 25, 1922.

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GEORGE P. I BOSWORTH, OF CENTRAL FALLS, RHODE ISLAND, ASSIGNOR TO HEMPHILI: COMPANY, OF jPAWTUCKET, RHODE ISLAND, A CORPORATION OF MASSACHUSETTS.

GLOVE AND METHOD OF MAKING- SAME.

Application filed September 6, 1918, Serial I N'or252,$65..

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE P. BOSWORTH,

a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Central Falls, in the 'county of Provi: dence and State of Rhode'Island, have invented an Improvement in Gloves and Methods-of Making Same, of which the following description, in connection with" the accompanying drawings, is a specification, like characters on the drawings representing like parts.

This invention relates to gloves and to the method of making the same.

The invention particularly relates to knitted gloves and more especially to machine knitted gloves.

In order that the principle of the invention may readily be understood I shall in the accompanying drawings disclose one form of glove embodying my invention, and shall describe the best mode known to me for forming or making the glove.

In said drawings,-- v v Fig. 1 is a front elevation of a left hand glove knitted in accordance withmy'invention;

Fig. 2 is a somewhat diagrammatic and mainly perspective 'view of the, same glove;

Flg. 3 is a similar view of the same glove viewed fromanother position; and

Fig. 4: is a similar viewof the same glove viewed from still another position.

I shall describemy invention with particular reference to that embodiment thereof constituting,- a machine knitted glove, but within the scope and purpose of my invention the glove may be hand knitted or may be formed in any suitable way from material other than lmitted material.

The glove embodying my invention when knitted by machinery m-ay be formed uponany suitable type of machine such as a circular machine or a straight machine, but preferably I form the same upon a so-called circular machine, but so operate the machine that the glove blank may be formed in part by rotary knitting and in part by reciprocating knitting. The glove may if desired be Serial No. 233301 filed knitted upon a machine of the general character shownin my 00- ending application ay 8, 1918. Preferably I knit .or form the glove with all the digits thereof integral with the hand, but within the broad scope and purpose of invention, the thumb may be separately knitted and afterward applied to the hand a glove-mitten, namely, one wherein a separate digit is formed for the first finger, or the first and second fingers, and the remaining fingers are provided for by a'single pocket formation.

Assuming that the glove is to be formed by knitting upon a machine of the circular type having independent needles, as for example upon a machine of the general type shown in my said co-pending application, it will be evident that while the knitting may commence at any suitable point, it should preferably begin at .the base. of the wrist. I will describe the knitting of the glove as commencing at the base of the wrist, but I am in no wise limited to such mode of procedure.

Preferably I commence the knitting at the bottom of the wrist 1, 2 upon a complete circle of needles and continue the knitting operation up to the line 3-4 passing through the base of the thumb. Within the scopeand purpose of my invention, and as above stated, I need not form the thumb integrally with the, rest of the love, but preferably I sodo. In such case l throw out of action all the needles excepting those extending from the point 5 at the base of the thumb around .within the scope and purpose of my invention the thumb strip may be fashioned at or. toward the tip and the same is true concerning each of the fingers.

The needles now in action are those extendingfrom the point 6 to the point 5 upon the inside of the thumb. I now throw into action all the remaining needles and knit the p Specification of Letters Patent. Patented July 1922.

hand 10 by rotary knitting, so as to form the front and back of the hand up to a line which substantially corresponds to the bases of the fingers at both front and back of the hand. The fingers may be knltted in any suitable order and two or more of them may in certain cases. be knitted simultaneously, but preferably they are knitted by forming the first, second, third and fourth finger in the order named and the knitting in such order will now be described, although I am not limited thereto. If desired also the first'and fourth fingers may be formed otherwise than as herein described, but preferably each of the fingers is knitted as herein disclosed.

I now throw out of action all the needles excepting those extending from a point 11 at the base of the first finger upon the nside thereof around the said finger and 1ncluding enough needles to form a stra1ght selvaged strip by reciprocating knitting, said strip being of suflicient width to extend entirely around the finger. now knit a fiat stri by reciprocating knitting upon the said needles, said strip belng of the full length of the finger, so that it can a'fterward be seamed togetheracross the tip 12 and down the inside of the said finger. I next throw out of action but permit the loops to be retained upon all the needles that were used in knitting the first-fi'ifier and br ng into action a series of needles extending from the point 13 at the base of the second finger between it and the first finger around the back of the second finger to the po1nt 14 which is at the base'of the second finger between it and the third finger. I now knit reciprocating as upon said needlesso as to form a fiat strip selvaged at opposite edges that will constitute the back 15 of the second 4 finger and extend without seaming over the tip of the second finger and be prolonged so as to constitute the front 17 of the said second finger, continuing the knitting upon some of the needles down preferably to the line 18.

While now the knitting may proceed in any suitable manner, I preferably retire from action while retaining their loops the needles extending across the base of the second finger at the front and extending from the seam upon the left hand side of the said finger to the point 19. I now bring into action the needles extendingfrom the point 19 around the base of the third finger to the point 20 at the base of said finger between it and the little finger. This includes certain of the needles which are used in knitting the second finger, and thereby provides a gusset for the second and third fingers.

I now knit by reciprocatin knitting a fiat strip selvaged at opposite e ges constituting the back 21 of the third finger, said strip extending over the tip 22 of said finger and down thefront 23 of said finger to substantially the line 24 at which point I preferably bring into action the needles that formed that portion of the second finger extending along the line 18 and upon all of said needles I knit by reciprocating knitting dowh to the line 25, which extends from the base of the second finger at the left there of around to the base of the third finger at the right thereof. While I have shown the line 25 as on the palm of the hand, it is obvious that said line may be differently positioned from that shown, as, for example, somewhat higher, and at substantially the lines 18, 24. Such change is within the scope and purpose of my invention.

1 now retire from action the needles used in knitting the second and third fingers, and if desired at such point the work may be run off said needles. I next bring into action those needles extending from the point 26 at the base of the little finger at the front thereof around the little finger to the point 20, and I also bring into action those needles used in knitting the third finger which extend from said point20 through to the point 26, thereby providing sufficient needles to form a fiat selvaged strip that will extend ent rely around the little finger. I now knit reciprocatingly a flat strip with opposite selvaged edges upon the said needles, said strip being of the full length of the little finger, so as to be subsequently seamed across the tip 27 thereof and down the inside of the said finger.

This completes one cycle of operations and the work may now be run off the machine and a cuff may be placed upon the wrist in any suitable manner, or if desired the knitting may continue without interruption by bringing into action all the needles which make the wrist of the next glove.

The glove blank is now seamed along the selvaged edges so as to unite the thumb along the opposite edges of the strip constituting the parts 7 and 9 of the thumb, and

also across the tip of the first finger and down the inside thereof, down both sides of the second and third fingers and down the inside of the little finger as well as across the tip thereof.

In order to provide the gussets for the fingers, I preferably proceed as follows:

When I have reached the tip of the first finger, I continue in action certain of the needles used in knitting the first finger, say, six or more occupying a position next the needles that are to be used in knittin the second finger, and upon such first finger needles and upon a sufficient number of other needles, I then knit the second finger strip. This therefore provides a second finger strip with a gusset which preferably extends the entire length of such strip, exce ting at the finger tip portion of the strip w erem preferably I fashion the strip by narrowing and widening, as hereinbefore stated. WhenI have completed the second finger strip, I retain in action certain of the needles used in knitting such second finger strip, say, six or more, being theneedles next to those that will be used in knitting the third finger strip, and then upon such needles that were used in knitting the second finger strip and the other needles, I then knit the third finger strip, which will have a gusset throughout its entire length excepting at the finger tip portion thereof when the same is fashioned by narrowing and widening. When the third finger strip is completed, I preferably. retain in action certain of the needles, say, six or more, so as to provide for a usset upon the fourth or little finger, which finger is therefore knitted upon said gusset needles and other needles as hereinbefore described.

Thus, the second, third and fourth fingers are provided with gussets which are integral respectively with the fingers to which they pertain, and preferably extend the full length of such fingers, or the full length exclusive of the tips when the latter are fashioned by narrowing and widening.

It will be evident that when the blank is completed, the tip-of the first finger is joined by the gusset formation to the bottom of the second finger, the end of the second finger strip is similarly joined to the bottom of the third finger and the end of, the third finger strip is similarly joined tothe bottom of the little finger. Therefore, in the disclosed form of my invention the glove is out toseparate the first finger from the second, the second from the third and the third from the fourth, at the points indicated.

Thus, I knit integrally with each of the fingers what I term a gusset integrally connecting adjoining fingers, so that each finger is of sufiicient size or diameter. This, as stated, I preferably do by bringing into action by the knitting of each successive fin er all of the needles which were used in knitting the preceding fin er as well as those needles which pertain to t e knitting of each successive finger. By this mode of procedure, the fingers are knitted upon a total number of needles quite largely exceeding the total number of needles used in knitting both the front and the back of the hand. This provides what I term a lap of the fingers when the glove is off the hand. It is evident that if the knitting of the fingers be commenced with the little finger, the lap in each case extends toward the first finger, whereas if the knitting begins With the first finger, the lap in each case extends toward the little finger.

While preferabl the thumb is knitted in the manner descri ed, yet within the scope and purpose of my invention, the thumb may be knitted separately in any suitable manner, either by rotary knitting so as to form a thumb pocket seamless throughout, or by forming .a thumb strip substantially as herein described, and said thumb strip formed in any suitable way may be secured in place at the proper point as about a suitable opening that may be left in the knitting operation or may be formed by cutting or otherwise after the knitting of the hand, as, for example, by withdrawing a temporary or weak thread that may be introduced locally.

Having thus described one illustrative embodiment of my invention, I desire it to be understood that although specific terms are employed, they are used-in a generic and descriptive sense and not for purposes of limitation, the scope of the invention being set forth in the following claims.

Claims.

1. A knitted one piece and love formed in one continuaving a circularly knitted,

seamless wrist and hand, and a thumb, and

strip of the width of both fingers, said con tinuation being-seamed across the alm of the hand from the first to the fourt finger strips,

2. That method of knitting a glove,,comprising the following steps; knitting a seamless'writ upon a circular series of needless, then as an integral continuation thereof knitting a seamless hand upon a circular series of needles; knitting a thumb; forming the first and fourth fingers asfiat, oppositely selvaged strips by reciprocatin knitting to producestrips each of finger ength, knitting the second and third finger strips as flat, oppositely selvaged strips integrally knitted with the back of the hand-by reciprocating knitting to form two finger strips, each of double length, knitting a single integral continuation of the second and third finger strips of the width of both of said strips, and finally seaming the inner edges of the first and fourth fingers and both edges of the second and third fingers, and also seaming said continuation. across the palm of the hand from the first finger to the fourth fin er.

n testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification.

GEORGE P. BOSWORTH. 

